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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There's a bigger story to the origins of the High School Project @thegrandlondon.bsky.social than the theatre's website tells. Retired high school teacher John Douglas was the project's spark plug. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/high-schoo...

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High School Project: an origin story

The audio column for September 26, 2026

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Julie Penner @julespenner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Boycotts, solidarity with oppressed peoples, domino effect…lots of good in this three-minute story. #Apartheid #Ireland

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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“We shall see. It is early days. But something enormous is under way. Even as the old world order cracks, a new one is forming. And Canada is at the centre of it.” 🎁 www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6f45f42...

But whatever befalls us, at least let it be said that we did not simply let history wash over us, as helpless spectators to our fate - that we acted to shape events: to build our de-fences, to expand our options, to improve our odds. This week, it felt as if something in the country had been unleashed, as if that surge in unity and patriotism we have all been feeling over the last few months had finally been chan-nelled into something purposeful.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The A-list celebrity you never knew — with a reference to an #OpenDoors event in #LdnOnt tomorrow.. larrycornies.substack.com/p/rememberin...

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Remembering Annie Pixley

The column for September 19, 2026

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Also a good preview of what Canadians can expect to hear about in the days ahead.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The opening of the #WesternFair this weekend stirs memories of three other fairs — the first of which led to a chance encounter with a hockey great. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/the-faires...

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The fairest of the fairs

The audio column for September 12, 2026

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Ginny Hostetler @ginnyhostetler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yes to NFB. Also CBC Gem, Hoopla and Kanopy through local public libraries. 📺 🎥 📚

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What a powerful message it would send if hundreds of thousands of Canadians suspended their subscriptions to American film streamers, if only for a month or two, in order to explore the National Film Board of Canada’s catalogue. We already own it. #ElbowsUp larrycornies.substack.com/p/lights-dow...

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Lights down, Elbows Up

The audio column for September 5, 2026

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Henry Boldt, a violinist and music conductor who graduated from @westernu.ca with an honours music education degree, then taught for 30 years at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in #LdnOnt for the @tvdsb.bsky.social, died Saturday at age 87. Details here: harrisfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/h...

Henry Boldt, pictured in a tuxedo jacket, white shirt and bow tie, smiles wearing wire-framed glasses beneath greying hair.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Today's audio column: A trip to University Hospital's emergency department. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/disconnect...

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Disconnect at the ER

The audio column for August 1, 2026

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The heroes of summer? Look no farther than your nearest baseball diamond, soccer pitch or swimming pool. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/mere-child...

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Mere child's play

The audio column for July 25, 2026

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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📰 Billions for sports, nothing for local news: CAJ decries Rogers layoffs Read the statement on our website: loom.ly/nGPLhws

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Today's audio column: One of summer's rites — the family reunion. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/face-to-fa...

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Face to face, in real life

The audio column for July 11, 2026

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today's audio column: How did a simple maple leaf become our national emblem? open.substack.com/pub/larrycor...

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Our love of the Leaf

The audio column for July 4, 2026

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Those pop-up ads on the home screen of the @lfpress.com.web.brid.gy mobile app are brick walls that render the whole app unusable.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The free Springbank Gardens concert series resumes tomorrow (Sunday), with the Stetson Brothers playing country and rock. Meanwhile, here's my take on last week's kickoff — and the wonder that once was Wonderland. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/wonderland...

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Wonderland

The audio column for June 27, 2026

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I'll never forget all the folks in higher ed who dismissed my questions about what was going on at Conestoga with a "but they had no choice but to raise that much money due to provincial cuts!" That was always false.

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Ontario appoints supervisor to run Conestoga College after audit exposing ‘serious mismanagement’

In what is believed to be a first in Ontario, the government has “relieved the board of governors of their duties.”

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

After 40 years, I've ended my columnizing for The London Free Press and Postmedia. From now on, I'll be posting occasional pieces, such as this one, on Substack. #LdnOnt #journalism larrycornies.substack.com/p/preserving...

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Preserving our press freedoms

Throughout my career as a journalist, I've been keenly aware of my freedom of expression — in part because my grandparents had fled a regime that had crushed it. Current trends are worrying.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Buster Patterson is moving away. He’s getting out of the big city and retiring to place on the south side of Alvinston, Ontario. And I don't mind saying I’m going to miss him. #LdnOnt #pets larrycornies.substack.com/p/fare-thee-...

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Fare thee well, Buster

The audio column for March 28, 2026

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We are laughing in #ldnont too. Provincial intervention has made life here worse, not better. #onpoli

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

To film producers, directors, actors, writers and anyone else who works in the film industry, here's one simple plea. #LdnOnt #movies #film #Oscars #AcademyAwards open.substack.com/pub/larrycor...

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Allure of the silver screen

The audio column for March 14, 2026

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

America Has Occupied Canada, in the Creative Mind of a Toronto Artist www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w... #LdnOnt #Western #art #publicart

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America Has Occupied Canada, in the Creative Mind of a Toronto Artist

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Oakridge Secondary School in #LdnOnt is closed today because of a bomb threat sent via email to the school overnight. London Police are conducting a search, inside and out. More here: www.londonpolice.ca/news/posts/b...

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The CEO at International Test Pilots School in #LdnOnt claims it's "Canada's best-kept aerospace secret, but that's changing as word gets out." lfpress.com/opinion/colu...

Two black training jets sit inside the hanger of International Test Pilots school in London, Ontario.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

A field guide to Canadian snow removal. #LdnOnt larrycornies.substack.com/p/the-snow-s...

Three snow shovels lean against a house, the bottom half of their blades still immersed in several centimetres of snow.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Hey CBC: Seriously? Interrupting some of the most dramatic moments of the Olympic opening ceremonies with picture-in-picture commercials? NOT COOL.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#Clissold: Q: Do journalists shape or fashion their journalism to avoid the backlash of the administration? Short answer: NO. Can't.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#Clissold: CBC has teams dedicated to information verification. They work at verifying video (such as that coming from Iran) and authenticating facts. Simpson says she's extra cautious about using information. Sometimes can lean on CNN and Reuters for verification.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#Clissold: The next generation of journalists needs to understand the importance of this moment and the hard work that's going to be required. End of formal talk; start of Q&A.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#Clissold: The mid-term elections are coming. It'll be a temperature check. Americans will send a message. Predicting American voters is not advisable, as they're unpredictable. Will the president take the steps he's talked about regarding interference in the elections?

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#Clissold: There's no way to know if the Greenland threat is really gone. I hope I'm wrong about the rising threats against Canada. What can we learn about Trump's statements? He's got a zero-sum world view. He must win.

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Larry Cornies @cornies.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#Clissold: Over the past year, Simpson has been able to ask one question in the White House briefing room. Canadians should brace for more threats and more insults, heading into the next six months, because of the approach of the renegotiation of CUSMA.

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